Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Indiana, United States and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU), Columbus, Indiana, United States and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,033 miles (or 6,491 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Columbus Municipal Airport and London Southend Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Columbus Municipal Airport and London Southend Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLU / KBAK |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Columbus, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'42"N by 85°53'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Columbus |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLU |
More Information: | CLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEN / EGMC |
Airport Name: | London Southend Airport |
Location: | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'13"N by 0°41'35"E |
Area Served: | Southend, Essex and east London areas |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEN |
More Information: | SEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU):
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", another name for CLU is "BAK".
- Columbus Municipal Airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield and United States Air Force Bakalar Air Force Base.
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbus Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CLU.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):
- The airport was officially opened as a municipal airport on 18 September 1935 by the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, who arrived in his de Havilland Leopard Moth.
- The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
- Southend Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- The airport is located between Rochford and Southend town centres, 1.5 NM north of Southend, in the county of Essex, 36 miles to the east of central London.
- National Commuter Airways operated passenger services during the 1980s, to Brussels and Jersey from Southend.
- The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1946, the airfield was decommissioned from military use and civil aviation returned in 1947, as did the Southend Municipal Airport name.
- Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
- London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.